Jeremy Corbyn has been re-elected leader of the Labour Party

Jeremy Corbyn has officially been re-elected as the leader of the Labour Party.

Corbyn was announced as the winner of the Labour leadership contest at the party's conference in Liverpool on Saturday morning.

As expected, the Islington North MP defeated challenger Owen Smith by a comfortable margin, receiving 61.8% of the vote. It is the second leadership contest the veteran socialist has won in just over 12 months.

It means Corbyn won an even bigger mandate than he did in last year's leadership contest, where he had a 59.4% share of the vote. Here's how the voting broke down:

Speaking immediately after the announcement, Corbyn said: "I will do everything I can to repay trust and the support, to bring our party together.

"We have much more in common than that which divides us. Let's wipe that slate clean from today and get on with the work that we've got to do as a party."

Corbyn received more votes than Smith in every single category. He won 69.9% of votes from people who paid £25 to have their say, and got the backing of 60.2% of people who registered through trade unions and other affiliated organisations. He also had a 59% share of the vote among Labour's core members.

Smith, who came into the contest as an MP with little experience and profile, was the preferred choice with the vast majority of Labour MPs. He was endorsed by previous Labour leaders Tony Blair and Ed Miliband.

The MP for Pontypridd, who emerged as Corbyn's challenger after Angela Eagle dropped out of the race, billed himself as a "credible" opposition leader in waiting who could make Labour electable again.

But, despite his best attempts, Smith never really came close to threatening the position of Corbyn, who remains immensely popular with the party membership despite performing terribly in recent opinion polls.

The nature of Corbyn's victory strengthens his position at the top of the power, but the Labour leader faces a massive challenge in trying to reunite the party after months of internal conflict.

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